The Welsh Affairs committee has appealed for evidence as part of an inquiry into cross-border health arrangements between Wales and England.

The MPs want to hear how different policies are affecting both patients and those working in medicine.

This new inquiry comes at a time of high political tensions over the health.

Yesterday in the Commons, Prime Minister David Cameron blasted the Labour Welsh Government’s leadership, saying: “Of course, in Wales there is no cancer drugs fund; there has been an 8% cut to the budget; people are dying on waiting lists – and Labour is responsible.”

During the fiery exchange in Prime Minister’s Questions, he said: “[Labour] oppose reform of the NHS, and we can see the effect in Wales: no reform, no money, longer waiting lists, no targets met and people dying on waiting lists. That is under a Labour Government.”

But UK Labour leader Ed Miliband defended his party’s record in Wales, saying: “In Wales, more patients start cancer treatment within 62 days than in England. We know why he wants to talk about Wales – because he cannot defend his record in England.”

However, the committee states it is “not inviting evidence on the merits of the healthcare systems”. The inquiry will “focus on the cross-border arrangements between the English and Welsh healthcare systems and the experience of patients who rely on services on the other side of the border.”